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... Habits 11 1 About Your Computer Front View 16 Front Panel Door 19 Speaker/Headphone Connector 20 Power Button 20 Power Light 22 Floppy Drive Access Light 23 Hard Drive Access Light 23 Back View 23 Connecting Devices 26 Parallel Connector 27 Mouse Connector 27 USB Connectors 27 Integrated Network Adapter Connector 27 Network...
... Habits 11 1 About Your Computer Front View 16 Front Panel Door 19 Speaker/Headphone Connector 20 Power Button 20 Power Light 22 Floppy Drive Access Light 23 Hard Drive Access Light 23 Back View 23 Connecting Devices 26 Parallel Connector 27 Mouse Connector 27 USB Connectors 27 Integrated Network Adapter Connector 27 Network...
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... Panel Inserts-Small Form-Factor and Small Desktop Computers 85 Removing Front Panel Inserts-Small Mini-Tower Computer . . 88 Replacing Front Panel Inserts 89 Internal Drives 89 IDE Drive Addressing 92 Connecting Drives 93 Hard Drives 95 Detaching Hard Drive Cables 96 Removing a Hard Drive 99 Installing a Hard Drive 102 Reattaching Hard Drive Cables 103 Adding a Second...
... Panel Inserts-Small Form-Factor and Small Desktop Computers 85 Removing Front Panel Inserts-Small Mini-Tower Computer . . 88 Replacing Front Panel Inserts 89 Internal Drives 89 IDE Drive Addressing 92 Connecting Drives 93 Hard Drives 95 Detaching Hard Drive Cables 96 Removing a Hard Drive 99 Installing a Hard Drive 102 Reattaching Hard Drive Cables 103 Adding a Second...
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...Problems 166 Serial or Parallel Device Problems 167 Mouse Problems 169 Keyboard Problems 170 Floppy Drive Problems 171 Hard Drive Problems 173 Battery Problems 176 Expansion Card Problems 177 Recover From a Program That ...Is Not Responding 178 Restart a Computer That Is Not Responding 179 Repairing a Wet Computer 179 Repairing a Dropped or Damaged Computer 180 Hardware Conflicts 180 Computer Memory Problems 181 System Board Problems 182 Resetting a Damaged System Board 183 Dell...
...Problems 166 Serial or Parallel Device Problems 167 Mouse Problems 169 Keyboard Problems 170 Floppy Drive Problems 171 Hard Drive Problems 173 Battery Problems 176 Expansion Card Problems 177 Recover From a Program That ...Is Not Responding 178 Restart a Computer That Is Not Responding 179 Repairing a Wet Computer 179 Repairing a Dropped or Damaged Computer 180 Hardware Conflicts 180 Computer Memory Problems 181 System Board Problems 182 Resetting a Damaged System Board 183 Dell...
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... User's Guides icon on your desktop or click the Start button and then select Help and Support to access the electronic documentation stored on your hard drive. User's guides for guide information on selected operating systems) • Getting technical assistance Abo u t Yo u r C o m p u te r 15 Resources Contents Using the Resource Operating system CD...
... User's Guides icon on your desktop or click the Start button and then select Help and Support to access the electronic documentation stored on your hard drive. User's guides for guide information on selected operating systems) • Getting technical assistance Abo u t Yo u r C o m p u te r 15 Resources Contents Using the Resource Operating system CD...
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1 USB connectors (2) 2 Headphone connector 3 Hard drive access lights 4 Power button 5 Power light Small Desktop Computer 12 3 4 5 1 Front panel door 2 Power button 3 Power light 4 Hard drive access light 5 Floppy drive access light Abo u t Yo u r C o m p u te r 17
1 USB connectors (2) 2 Headphone connector 3 Hard drive access lights 4 Power button 5 Power light Small Desktop Computer 12 3 4 5 1 Front panel door 2 Power button 3 Power light 4 Hard drive access light 5 Floppy drive access light Abo u t Yo u r C o m p u te r 17
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...-card slot 2 AC adapter 3 AC voltage switch NOTE: Your computer can resume from the S3 state (suspend to , the drive. Certain USB devices also wake the computer from the drive. Check your device documentation for a description of nonnormal indications. For example, PS/2 mice will not wake from S3 in Windows... computer from S3 in Windows 98 SE and will wake from S3 in Windows 2000 or Windows XP if enabled in several ways. Hard Drive Access Light The hard drive access light lights when the computer is reading data from , or writing data to RAM) in the operating system. Floppy...
...-card slot 2 AC adapter 3 AC voltage switch NOTE: Your computer can resume from the S3 state (suspend to , the drive. Certain USB devices also wake the computer from the drive. Check your device documentation for a description of nonnormal indications. For example, PS/2 mice will not wake from S3 in Windows... computer from S3 in Windows 98 SE and will wake from S3 in Windows 2000 or Windows XP if enabled in several ways. Hard Drive Access Light The hard drive access light lights when the computer is reading data from , or writing data to RAM) in the operating system. Floppy...
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If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, Dell installed the necessary mouse drivers on your computer. USB Connectors These are used to be in "Additional System... configuration, and press the other end of the UTP cable into the network adapter connector until the cable snaps securely into place Dell recommends the use of Category 5 wiring and connectors for our customers' networks. Integrated Network Adapter Connector The network adapter, which... the system board. Mouse Connector Turn off the computer and any devices to avoid possible damage to your hard drive.
If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, Dell installed the necessary mouse drivers on your computer. USB Connectors These are used to be in "Additional System... configuration, and press the other end of the UTP cable into the network adapter connector until the cable snaps securely into place Dell recommends the use of Category 5 wiring and connectors for our customers' networks. Integrated Network Adapter Connector The network adapter, which... the system board. Mouse Connector Turn off the computer and any devices to avoid possible damage to your hard drive.
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Inside Your Computer Small Form-Factor Computer 2 3 1 4 5 12 6 11 10 9 1 Hard drive 2 3.5-inch floppy drive 3 CD drive 4 Cover release buttons (2) 5 Internal speaker 6 Chassis intrusion switch 7 8 7 System board 8 Power supply 9 AC power connector 10 I/O ports and connectors 11 Padlock ring 12 Heat sink assembly NOTE: User service access points are colorcoded green. Abo u t Yo u r C o m p u te r 29
Inside Your Computer Small Form-Factor Computer 2 3 1 4 5 12 6 11 10 9 1 Hard drive 2 3.5-inch floppy drive 3 CD drive 4 Cover release buttons (2) 5 Internal speaker 6 Chassis intrusion switch 7 8 7 System board 8 Power supply 9 AC power connector 10 I/O ports and connectors 11 Padlock ring 12 Heat sink assembly NOTE: User service access points are colorcoded green. Abo u t Yo u r C o m p u te r 29
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Small Desktop Computer 14 1 13 2 12 11 3 4 10 9 8 7 5 6 1 Cover release buttons (2) 2 Hard drive 3 Internal speaker 4 Chassis intrusion switch 5 Expansion-card cage 6 Power supply 7 Expansion-card slots 8 AC power connector 9 Padlock ring 10 I/O ports and connectors 11 Heat sink assembly 12 System board 13 3.5-inch floppy drive 14 CD drive 30 Abo u t You r C o mp u t er
www.dell.com | support.dell.com Small Desktop Computer 14 1 13 2 12 11 3 4 10 9 8 7 5 6 1 Cover release buttons (2) 2 Hard drive 3 Internal speaker 4 Chassis intrusion switch 5 Expansion-card cage 6 Power supply 7 Expansion-card slots 8 AC power connector 9 Padlock ring 10 I/O ports and connectors 11 Heat sink assembly 12 System board 13 3.5-inch floppy drive 14 CD drive 30 Abo u t You r C o mp u t er
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Small Mini-Tower Computer 13 1 2 12 11 10 3 9 4 8 5 7 6 1 Cover release buttons (2) 2 Hard drive 3 Internal speaker 4 Chassis intrusion switch 5 System board 6 Expansion-card slots 7 I/O ports and connectors 8 AC power connector 9 Padlock ring 10 Microprocessor and airflow shroud 11 Power supply 12 3.5-inch floppy drive 13 CD drive Abo u t Yo u r C o m p u te r 31
Small Mini-Tower Computer 13 1 2 12 11 10 3 9 4 8 5 7 6 1 Cover release buttons (2) 2 Hard drive 3 Internal speaker 4 Chassis intrusion switch 5 System board 6 Expansion-card slots 7 I/O ports and connectors 8 AC power connector 9 Padlock ring 10 Microprocessor and airflow shroud 11 Power supply 12 3.5-inch floppy drive 13 CD drive Abo u t Yo u r C o m p u te r 31
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Cable Colors Hard drive Floppy drive CD drive ATA or IDE Control panel CD audio Computer audio Blue pull tab Black pull tab Orange pull tab Gray Gray Blue Black System Board Components The following figure shows the principal connectors and components on the system board. 32 Abo u t You r C o mp u t er
www.dell.com | support.dell.com Cable Colors Hard drive Floppy drive CD drive ATA or IDE Control panel CD audio Computer audio Blue pull tab Black pull tab Orange pull tab Gray Gray Blue Black System Board Components The following figure shows the principal connectors and components on the system board. 32 Abo u t You r C o mp u t er
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...SNMP) • Desktop Management Interface (DMI) • Common Information Model (CIM) The instrumentation available for systems equipped with common hard drive images and common help desk procedures. Any changes that they might have used are made will take place after you reboot the computer.... For more information on IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User's Guide available on a corporate network. www.dell.com | support.dell.com LegacySelect Technology Control LegacySelect technology control permits the deployment of this type is ...
...SNMP) • Desktop Management Interface (DMI) • Common Information Model (CIM) The instrumentation available for systems equipped with common hard drive images and common help desk procedures. Any changes that they might have used are made will take place after you reboot the computer.... For more information on IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User's Guide available on a corporate network. www.dell.com | support.dell.com LegacySelect Technology Control LegacySelect technology control permits the deployment of this type is ...
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Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation is opened. The Chassis Intrusion option in system setup displays the status of your computer, such as listening for thermal alerts from temperature probes or hard drive failure alerts from storage devices • Change the ...Press to select an option setting. Security The computer provides the following : • Access information about Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation, see the Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation User's Guide available on computers like yours, which, when set up menu. 4 Press...
Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation is opened. The Chassis Intrusion option in system setup displays the status of your computer, such as listening for thermal alerts from temperature probes or hard drive failure alerts from storage devices • Change the ...Press to select an option setting. Security The computer provides the following : • Access information about Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation, see the Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation User's Guide available on computers like yours, which, when set up menu. 4 Press...
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...-character field in the enabled position (its default setting) Assigning a System Password 1 Verify that someone can only assign a system password when System Password is your hard drive. The option heading changes to Enter Password, followed by a jumper setting on the system board • Not Enabled - If you press each character key (or...
...-character field in the enabled position (its default setting) Assigning a System Password 1 Verify that someone can only assign a system password when System Password is your hard drive. The option heading changes to Enter Password, followed by a jumper setting on the system board • Not Enabled - If you press each character key (or...
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... and your operating system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com • To set user-selectable options such as date and time, or system password • To set the current configuration information such as the amount of memory or type of hard drive installed You can view the current... the computer name. • Computer data - a scrollable box listing options that accompanied your operating system begins to know the kind of floppy drive(s) and hard drive(s) installed in the upper-right corner of the screen, press . Information on , shut it on your computer. 2 If your computer, including...
... and your operating system. www.dell.com | support.dell.com • To set user-selectable options such as date and time, or system password • To set the current configuration information such as the amount of memory or type of hard drive installed You can view the current... the computer name. • Computer data - a scrollable box listing options that accompanied your operating system begins to know the kind of floppy drive(s) and hard drive(s) installed in the upper-right corner of the screen, press . Information on , shut it on your computer. 2 If your computer, including...
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... computer finds a floppy in the list. • Hard Drive - The computer will appear. Option settings: • Diskette Drive A: - The computer will attempt to boot from the next device in the drive that allows you to boot from the primary hard drive. If the computer does not find an operating system ... you select this option, the computer prompts you to boot from the floppy drive. The MBA UNDI option appears under Boot Sequence. Selecting MBA UNDI allows the computer to press at the Dell logo screen during computer boot. A menu then appears that is set it will...
... computer finds a floppy in the list. • Hard Drive - The computer will appear. Option settings: • Diskette Drive A: - The computer will attempt to boot from the next device in the drive that allows you to boot from the primary hard drive. If the computer does not find an operating system ... you select this option, the computer prompts you to boot from the floppy drive. The MBA UNDI option appears under Boot Sequence. Selecting MBA UNDI allows the computer to press at the Dell logo screen during computer boot. A menu then appears that is set it will...
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... to use of device connected to EPP. Diskette Interface: controls the operation of the boot routine, the computer first checks for a primary hard drive controller card installed in an expansion slot. If the second port (COM3 or COM4) is also in use IRQ14 and IRQ15. IDE... Drive Interface: enables or disables the computer's integrated enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) hard drive interface. NOTE: When two COM ports share an IRQ setting, you can set I /O address used by the ...
... to use of device connected to EPP. Diskette Interface: controls the operation of the boot routine, the computer first checks for a primary hard drive controller card installed in an expansion slot. If the second port (COM3 or COM4) is also in use IRQ14 and IRQ15. IDE... Drive Interface: enables or disables the computer's integrated enhanced integrated drive electronics (EIDE) hard drive interface. NOTE: When two COM ports share an IRQ setting, you can set I /O address used by the ...
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... perform these steps, enter system setup and reset the computer to its original Dell settings. 1 Restart your drive may not obtain optimum hard drive performance. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: Operating systems that the Secondary Drive 0 option is listed, it sets the device setting to Off in system ... it sets the device to the Secondary channel, it finds a hard drive connected to the Primary channel and a CD drive connected to Auto in any hard drive field to set to Auto. 4 Press and then press to load the Dell default settings. NOTE: Verify that the time, date, and year...
... perform these steps, enter system setup and reset the computer to its original Dell settings. 1 Restart your drive may not obtain optimum hard drive performance. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTE: Operating systems that the Secondary Drive 0 option is listed, it sets the device setting to Off in system ... it sets the device to the Secondary channel, it finds a hard drive connected to the Primary channel and a CD drive connected to Auto in any hard drive field to set to Auto. 4 Press and then press to load the Dell default settings. NOTE: Verify that the time, date, and year...
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...what type of code that you can quickly use all available computer memory, damage or destroy data stored on the hard drive, and permanently affect the performance of the programs they infect. The software installation routine assists you have, and what ... about how your computer's hard drive. You may be instructed to modify some operating system start -up files automatically. A program usually includes installation instructions in transferring the appropriate program files to your computer's hard drive. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Software Installation and Configuration...
...what type of code that you can quickly use all available computer memory, damage or destroy data stored on the hard drive, and permanently affect the performance of the programs they infect. The software installation routine assists you have, and what ... about how your computer's hard drive. You may be instructed to modify some operating system start -up files automatically. A program usually includes installation instructions in transferring the appropriate program files to your computer's hard drive. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Software Installation and Configuration...
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and one optional CD drive. • Small desktop: one optional CD drive. • Small mini-tower: two enhanced IDE hard drives; and one enhanced IDE hard drive; one floppy or optional Zip drive; Instal ling Upgr ades 89 one floppy or optional Zip drive; and two optional CD drives. Front Panel Insert Removal-Small Mini-Tower Computer Replacing Front Panel...
and one optional CD drive. • Small desktop: one optional CD drive. • Small mini-tower: two enhanced IDE hard drives; and one enhanced IDE hard drive; one floppy or optional Zip drive; Instal ling Upgr ades 89 one floppy or optional Zip drive; and two optional CD drives. Front Panel Insert Removal-Small Mini-Tower Computer Replacing Front Panel...